Marcel Proust

3 summariesLiterary Fiction, Philosophy, Romance

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time, originally in French and published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.

Books by Marcel Proust

3 books available

In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust
4.3 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A man eats a madeleine, which sends him on a long, inward journey through memory, society, and the nature of time as he puts back together a lost world.
The Guermantes Way
Marcel Proust
4.3 (7k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In fin-de-siècle Paris, a young man's entry into the aristocratic world becomes a journey through social ambition, desire, and disappointment.
Sodom and Gomorrah
Marcel Proust
4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In the glittering decay of Parisian high society and the rising vulgarity of the new rich, a jealous narrator struggles with Albertine's elusive affections and Baron de Charlus's scandalous secrets, exposing hidden desires and societal hypocrisy.